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From ‘Hot Pearl Snatch’ to a ‘Fen Girl’…

When Terry reached 16 years of age he’d collected almost every scooterist publication since he was 10 years old, and was itching to have his own scooter. “My mum and dad bought me a Vespa PK 50 XL but they told me they’d got me an automatic moped for my birthday. However, at my party I heard the unmistakable sound of the Vespa being ridden into our garden, and surrounded by my mates from school; me, the tough-looking skinhead, cried like a baby, much to the enjoyment of everyone there!”

“It was time for me to make the scooter my own. Drops had always been on my mind, and so for me

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